@swishforit ambassador and biggest fan doing her marketing for the launch 🚀 sign ups! 😍
Described in her own words and no scripting, it was interesting to see in a child’s eyes how she understood what I have spent the latest few 10 months working on. She need a little training but you get the jist! (This was take 2 this morning when I told her I couldn’t put her video she excitedly did last night on Instagram as it was too long! So this was retaken to be shorter than 60 seconds so I could upload!) This little one really is Swishforit’s biggest fan and has been 110% behind me from day one. I remember the days when I was negotiating leaving my corporate role when she would excitedly ask me every day “are you the boss yet mummy?” This was her biggest concern then!! Then one day, after finishing my corporate job and throwing myself into Swishforit l, she said to me as apologises for working again, “it’s fine mummy because I want Swishforit to go live too. You never liked your old job but Swishforit is the best” 😍 She has backed me from the outset and I am determined to show her that you can follow your dreams and make them come true. When we launch she will be as happy as me (she has been chief tester too!). One of the most humbling things of this journey is how friends, old and new and family have 100% backed me and I can honestly say they are all amazing. Thank you, I am so grateful for the kind words, the offers of help, the likes and shares and the pick me ups and kicks up the ass when I needed them 😍🙏😘 If you have any questions on how the site will work, what you can do it anything new business or Swishforit related drop them in the comments below. But just so you know she is mine and she is hired 😜😍

My mom just sent me this picture of her and my grandparents. ♥️ This was taken at Garrison's 2, for lack of a better name 😂 (It's where the mechanic work is now done for Garrison's, accross the highway from the main station; Derickson's would be behind them in this photo to give you perspective). Just look at the coke bottles and the cars in the background!! 🤗 I also realized that I apparently have my mother's knees. 😂😂😂
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This guy...! Today we celebrate our right hand man!
We’ve had many adventures with him this summer.
Most of you have met him in the camper at many different events.
And, you ALL love him!
He is FANTASTIC!
Today Jaemen is THIRTEEN!
Officially a teenager!
We couldn’t do half of what we do without him!
He is strong, smart, capable, understanding, teachable, creative, compassionate, thoughtful, joyful,... We could go ON and ON! But we can tell you all already know he is pretty GREAT!
Jaemen, today we celebrate you!
Thank you for everything you are and all that you do. ❤️We Love You❤️
👍🏻We Are So Proud of You👍🏻
🎂Happy Birthday🎁

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. 1st Winner: @lifetime.memories.by.val
2nd Winner @ludamedvedev and 3rd Winner @lidiyaervin 🍯Labor day weekend Giveaway!!! Its been awhile since we had a giveaway and I would love to gift 3 of our followers an item of their choice from our website.
RULES:
1. Like this post and follow us!
2.Please share this post on to your stories or feed and tag @vandvhoney.You can also go to our website and choose an item you would like to try and tag us. (If your private, please screenshot and send me a dm to be entered.) 3. Tag at least 3 new friends who would be intrested in our products. You can tag more for more chances to win!! 🍯Three winners will be picked 48 HOURS after giveaway ends. Giveaway ends Monday at midnight 9/02/19.
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#giveaway#giving#givingbacktothe followers #thankful#supportoneanother#rawhoney#smallshops#smallbusinessfamily

There’s something about a rainy day that I love! I remember living in Arizona and every once in a while miss a day like today! We’re getting ready for a 4th birthday party this week, but first this day calls for watching “Frozen” (they’re patiently waiting for Frozen 2) and a nap. 😉
Tell me your ideal rainy day...

Every so often I have to remind you all how much of an impact you guys make to small businesses all over not only mine! But I speak for myself when I say “Like REALLY- humbly I say Thank You 🙏🏼” America is run on small businesses not Dunkin Donuts 😝 we strive hard to make sure you guys get the best, what happens behind the making of that only a few see. So Thank you for trusting us with your achy backs, blotchy skin and hairy bodies🙌🏼 you guys are the real MVP. You all have truly walked into our establishment time after time as strangers and walked out as family🤗

A year ago (+ one week if your really counting!) we were lucky enough to win #sbs - Theo Pathitis' Small Business Sunday competition on Twitter. 🎁 In February we attended the winners event, met Theo and had our picture taken with him. We also passed him a box of dates for Mrs P - shown in this pic which he shared to celebrate the diversity, creativity and scale of small businesses that he champions in the UK. 🎉 Then in June we found out we'd won a coveted stand at @springautumnfair through #sbs... A chance to showcase our products to retailers and buyers at the biggest UK gift and home trade show! ⏩ Fast forward to next weekend and we'll be at the NEC, celebrating our third business birthday with @theopaphitis and 11 other lucky winners. We can't wait to chat to him, show him all the work we've done to get ready for retail, and see how the dates are going 😉
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Today we said good bye to Summer and all the amazing, fun, relaxing, memories we made!
We had a wedding, bought land, swam so much our hair turned green, ate more ice cream then I’d like to admit, saw fireworks, played sports, slept in, spent hours jumping and flipping on the trampoline, celebrated AA’s birthday, went to Missouri and spent so much time together there were days we were sick of each other.... and honestly I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way!!!
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As I tucked the kiddos into bed and prayed for a great year, safety, favor with teachers and friends.... I reminded them if we never worked hard and endured another year of school... Summer wouldn’t seem so sweet, joyful, and well deserved.
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On this eve of a new year of school I’m holding onto that truth to get me to another sweet sweet Summer.
Here’s to another year of routines, hard work, new challenges and amazing triumphs!
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To all you back in school already.... we got this!
To those who still have a few days left of Summer... soak up EVERY.SINGLE.MINUTE. .
Side note: If you think of it... say a prayer for Clara and I. It’s the first year my baby is going to school for the whole day! Oh how we are going to miss each other!😢 On the business end of things.... Momma is gonna have SO MUCH more time to answer emails and bring my A Game to Appleberry’s Attic! .
#appleberrybabes#backtoschool#backtoawesome#pactelementary#smallbusinessowner#smallbusinessfamily#goodbyesummer#sadtoseeyougo

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Morning lovely people! Ooh - how I love this photo captured brilliantly by @nadjalitau_photography 💙 my website is coming along slowly but surely (sneak peak on my story if you fancy!) and this image now sits beautifully in my ‘About Us’ section. Can’t wait to go live with it in September (fingers crossed) have a lovely day 🥰
www.bakedbeanbaby.etsy.com

Travis and I have been having many conversations lately about how grateful we are for people we’ve been able to connect with through our businesses.
Owning businesses was never part of our plan, but looking back now, we can see ways God orchestrated opportunities in front of us now. He is always at work.
And although we feel like we don’t know what we re doing, or there a million things we re learning and trying to do better, we’ve realized it all comes down to Stewardship. I feel like so much of this past season and what I’ve been learning is that even in the unknowns, maybe (or maybe not) the answer to a pray is the opportunity that is already in front of us, we wont know until we steward it the best we can. So regardless of the season, the opportunity, the task, Gods already shown up, He always will. Sometimes we just have to show up too and steward what He’s given us, until if and when he leads us elsewhere. He has BIG plans for YOU friend!
We are grateful and take to heart your love and support. Every customer, every referral, every “like” or comment, thank you! Our family appreciates you more than you know! ♥️

Being a small family business is such a blessing 🙏🏻 -
We’ve had so many amazing interactions with our clients all over the place! But you know... there’s always a... let’s say... “little bit more challenging interaction” here and there ☺️
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Few days ago we had one of these. Once I presented the situation to Matt, he told me something that changed the way I was seeing the problem.
He said “Babe, let’s be the Jesus of Etsy and treat these people how Jesus would treat them!” 😭😭
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This Papa Bear touched me in so many deep ways with his approach to our little problem 💙
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We invite you today to look around and treat what you have in your hands the same way Jesus would do!
Your family, your small business , your job, the person that is serving you at the drive-trough... -
One small action can change EVERYTHING! 🙏🏻💙
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Don’t forget to check our family matching outfits on our shop! We are having a special sale on these cute outfits this weekend 🤗🤗

Little miss sunshine! Our little ray of light spends lots of her days in this studio watching her mommy and daddy pour their heart and soul into this company. You are so lucky to have them, but even luckier that she shares them with you. This company is family first and heart forward, always. That is why we love it and that is why it’s home. 💜✨

Y’all I’m pretty proud of this one right here! This man has worked hard to make a name of himself. Watching Lovelace Pest Control grow day by day, week by week, and month by month knowing the Good Lord is blessing this company! As well as blessing @frommetoyou_boutique being able to make these custom decals for him. We’re not just t-shirts y’all we can help you out with decals as well. #frommetoyou#shoplocal#communityisfamily#smallbusinessfamily

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🥰💃🏻💛👫I have just been going through all the fabulous pics of last nights Official Launch of The Family Travel Company. So many beautiful memories captured!⁣
📸 I am really looking forward to the pics from Toni Rochford Photography! ⁣
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🙏 There will never be any amount of ‘Thank yous’ enough to express my appreciation for all the love and support I have. I am truly blessed! ⁣
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🥳💃🏻 To have such a fabulous turnout last night made my year 🎉 ⁣
I genuinely have a special bunch of #smallbusinessfamily 👫⁣
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Today is ‘PJs day’ - nursing mine and 👶🏻 Xander’s ‘party hangover’ - taking a day off to watch my favourite movies cuddled up on the sofa with my boys and ... girl 🐶🥰. And of course - time to reflect on how grateful I am.⁣
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Have a wonderful weekend 💛

Engagement : what’s the first thing that comes to you mind when you read that word? 💍rings or ❤️likes?
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I’ve caught myself lately scrolling aimlessly and skipping through stories, which in the grand scheme of things, is TOTALLY fine. I don’t want or need to be on this little app all the time. But I feel a bit hypocritical for asking for input and engagement, when I’m not giving that to my fellow small businesses here on the ‘gram😉
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It’s super tricky, this small business on social media thing, but it’s also such a gift and I want to be a good steward of this space and the eyes that see the posts or stories I put out. I take myself lightly, but the words I put out into the world - those feel especially valuable. And YOUR time and money spent around Timber&Jane are important too. It’s a gift for you to share both of those with me, and I’m grateful! ❤️ Thanks for hanging out here with us!

👫Such a fabulous evening celebrating the hard work and achievements within the Stirling Business Community.⁣
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💃🏻Topped off by catching up with Sharron from @brandetiquette and partying with @djvixon_ ⁣
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🥇Congratulations to all the finalists and Award Winners! ⁣
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Service at The Westin was second to none 👌🏻 What an awesome 🏨!! #perthsmallbusinesses

We are smack bang in the middle of our BUSIEST season.
Winter gigs are demanding, customers want their coffee quickly and hate waiting in the cold.
The coffee machine takes longer to warm up, the mornings are dark & cold and we are always juggling the kids sporting & ever increasing social commitments!
Last week we took the kids away and recharged the batteries a little.
It was good & just what we needed to make it to Spring!

“The earth laughs in flowers” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I’ve long had a love and affinity for flowers and even more so a special love for lavender. As I’ve grown and learned the benefits of health in nature it’s only deepened.
Did you know Lavender is:
antiseptic and anti-inflammatory and an antihistamine which can help to heal minor burns and bug bites and allergies.
useful for treating anxiety, insomnia, depression, and restlessness.
helpful with digestive issues such as vomiting, nausea, intestinal gas, upset stomach, and abdominal swelling.
used to help relieve pain from headaches, sprains, toothaches, and sores. It can also be used to prevent hair loss associated with alopecia.
Our Elderberry over at @heartandhome.co contains lavender in our Sleepy and Sniffle Berry 💜